Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel is expected to become a free agent as early as Wednesday, thanks to the Browns giving out several hints that suggest they'll release him once the March 9 free agent start date rolls around. The Browns release a scathing statement last month that essentially all but released him. Since then he's been involved in an alleged domestic violence criminal investigation with his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley by the Dallas Police Department. The investigation has been closed and is set to go before a grand jury.
Manziel's former teammate at Texas A&M, linebacker Von Miller, recently told GQ Magazine that the quarterback could potentially land in Denver to play for the Broncos.
"Not only will he be back in the league—of course I'm biased—I still feel like he has a lot of game left in him. I feel like the world hasn't even seen him get down yet. Some of the stuff he was doing in college, he gonna do the exact same thing in the National Football League. I feel like—you know you never want to blame a team—I don't think he had enough support around him. Who knows? You might see Johnny Manziel in Denver." Miller told GQ.
It might be strange to imagine the Broncos going from future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, who formally announced his retirement on Monday, to Manziel, but it wouldn't be all that crazy given the Broncos' current options. Manning's backup, Brock Osweiler, could reportedly land in Houston during the free agency period.
This could be Miller simply voicing support for his former Aggie teammate, but given Denver's current options if Osweiler goes to Houston, it wouldn't be all that unlikely.
